We are seeking an ambitious and talented special events manager to join their fundraising team.

• Salary: £34,420.90 per annum actual salary for 22.5hours
• Hours of work: 22.5hours a week (over a minimum of three days) Flexibility to work over a four – fivedays
• Contract: Fixed term maternity cover (12months)
• Location: Hybrid working for the foreseeable future, with attendance in the office two days a week (one day per week if working week is three days) including one day being a Thursday at our central office Pears Building, Pond Street, London, NW32PP

The role

This maternity cover role is to deliver a programme of cultivation and stewardship events to engage new and existing major donors (individuals, trusts and corporates) and to contribute to the delivery of fundraising budgets by delivering events that enable a sector leading supporterexperience.

The postholder line manages the special events coordinator and plays a key role in team culture, operational refinement, and cross-functional collaboration.

The special events manager will report to the head of philanthropy and capitalcampaigns.

Please note this role will commence from the first week of December 2025 until December2026.

Our dynamic fundraising department generated £4.5m through donations in 2023/24, and we are now preparing for an ambitious multi-million-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal FreeHospital.

We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across ourhospitals.

Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our sharedobjectives:

• Our philanthropy & campaigns team builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, corporate organisations and intermediaries, giving or facilitating donations of £10,000 or more to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our forthcoming cancer campaign, and special events to support theseactivities.
• Our public fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events andchallenges.
• Our database and supporter care colleagues underpin and support the entiredepartment.

The organisation

The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development.

Our vision is for everyone served by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 17,000 staff of the RFL and their two million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm, North Mid and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHSservices.

Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences ofcare.

Apply for thisrole

To apply for this post, you willneed:

• your CV (please include an up-to-date CV outlining your last employer, dates of employment, your academic and any professional qualifications, and contactdetails).
• a cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification

Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered for thisrole.

• Closing date for application: 12.00pm, 21 October2025
• Interview date: 3 November2025

If you require more information regarding this vacancy, please contact our HR Team on 020 7472 6677 or email jobs@royalfreecharity.org .

As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal FreeCharity.